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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
FRYRBURu.

The c. l.. s. G. Longfsllow entertain
meui on Saturday evening was success
In every respect. bu, the uufsSorsble we,'
thsr prevented many from enjoying II.
There werc illustrated readings nom
Evanscliue, IIiawatha, Coartship ~ Nile.
Stanfish recitation OF the Builiing OF the
ship. ~ Miss Kate Waiting. with some
descriptive isbleaux song, The Bridge,
BY A. l.. SHIRLEY. and "a excellent paper 90
Longfsllow and bis works, by Mrs A. y.
Richardson. The reading ~ The extracts
Wa very well rsuferci ~ Mrs. y. %. Nc
Inilrr, ani TIE instrumental music ~ Miss
Minnie Howe was In her usual excellent
m,nnsr. Grea, credit l. doe The commit
tcs. Ms waiting. Misses Hattie Abbott
.ni Alice Morgsr, Tor their successful e.
forts.
The Wellesley girls have received let
ter from Mls. Staples Al Nice.
There was quite an exodus from here on
Wednesday morulug-no, only the depart.
Ing scholars, bat Mrs.. \ J bradley and
daughter. Mrs Tarhox ani children, Misses
Iva walker and Ellsn Tihhetts, =. bar
rows sud l.. VI walker lsft for Boston.
co Thursisy Mr.. Richardson and faml'
ly went 20 E,st Harrison for the vacation.
Nothing has yet been done towards pro-
yliing pablc house for the entertain.
msnt of travellers. ani NJ Gee will God q
hotel elsewhere. IL aud Mis. Katie have
been A. Mr. flfe's sincc The NE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
EAST BETHEL

Tie "bsaat.fal STOW" i piled high and
los. Art still 10 CONES.
Mr. NJ : KimDan has gone 90 Stough.
tou. Mass, % spend = namoer % weeks
with her chilfrru.
Mr.. y n Hove has gone ~ wAthAm
% visit her sister. Mr.. W. C. Howe.
Mrs : l. Perkins hss gone 20 Boston
and Mss Enma NJ brown % REVERB,
Nass
W s Wight from The Boston Concert
Co. Nho l. spending TIE winter 10 Com,
visited fsv days A. L-nas W. Bartleits.
Miss Grace Brown has been visiting
friends In this place.
VIZ Brown also spent few days here.
: J. Howard has returned from Boston.
Flora + Bartlett. who has been sick al
winter, i stiil very i0S. she i attended
oy Dr Morton OF Bethel
Kuspp from Mexico visited relatives
10 this place.
frank { Bean has returned from = visit
- Pennington FAlls.
Johnnie swan and Herbert Blake have
returned % Boston.
Nsss
Ms. Msriis Du.,in has retained 70 MI
an. Nh
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
NORTH FRYEBURG.

Smo,hersd In snow.
DR.. Msbry has had q severe attack OF
bronchitis.
Mrs. Alice Charles IL very III.
Mr.. Thomas Ilutchins IL slowly feeov-
erlng from his recent illness.
Mrs. Annie harrington Il also able TO 81
M once more.
Mr.. Amos FsrTibE,on OF Stow has gone
% Portland Tor medical aid.
Mrs. Susan Warrington. an aged AMI
highly respected ci,iIsn Of Stow. died 'ui'
denly OF pneumonls feb'y u. Aunt So
sans" kindly words will be greatly missed.
John A. Colby OF Chlesgo has been Wis
ting his sister. Mrs. T. J. Haley. Ills
nephew. q l.. Haley, accompanied him A.
far A. Boston.
Mrs. Oseood and daughter OF Portland
were snow bound In fyeburg. The stage
manage. 10 get through In time by starting
The day beforehand.
Rev Mr.. Alvord was hep, la the house
two days BY the recent storm.
Henry Stevens has lost a valuable heller
by an unknown disease. This isihe second
case In two weeks.
Alec Stevens takes his handsome Knox
colt oct for exercise these pleasant amer
moons.
The Unlversslist Circle me, Wednesday
with Mrs. harrington. The Rsbecon With
Mrs Chas Chandler. Thursday.
Oyster supper al Edwin walker's, VII
day. Lots OF fau q, each place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
EAST BRowNFIELD.

The worst blockade OF the season has
occurred since last writing; The trains
through the mountains have been showed
In several days.
Ga Monday. Feb. =, The morning train
WAS detained In Baldwin I've hours by q
snow plow leaving the track; oui TIE De
lsyet passengers were compensated by The
rare ires, OF hearing w. W. Thomas, who
vas OF their number, give his lecture on
Sweden.
A little company gathered Al the station
Saturday evening. FEB. 26th. expecting the
Trial Of = man who hsd been arrested IN
Bartlett for stealing from Mr.. Wood OF
Denmark. bat be pleaded guilty before
reaching BrOwthslt and WAS taken on
without stopping.
Ralph. the youngest son OF l.. X. Giles,
has b~en very sick.
Or. Swasey OF Cornish vi. detained one
dsy and night by the non-app~aranee OF
he train, be came 20 attend Mrs. Wsse-
Geld OF Eaton. y. H., bat was unable 10
get there.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
CANTON

Very cola weather With thc mercury g.
tf- below co. saturday morning. jia.
Tae mtsglsfsis BAL 10 March has been
iae principal subject of conversation IN
certain .1caIiles of lste. ant 10 sOlli sect
CD hs necessary I'M the Interest % traih ani
1.ire that some one 10 those Who Sere
present and sectors iu - varied Sni To-
'cftst.rg scenes sholt give % ne p11lc
Go flI details 90 that svsr-memorNh.s oc'
CAs.ou. pcfhsgs an Illustrated article Tor
$3.50 10 the ~ York psprfs would Pc
u0rr appropriate than snY other.
The tosu sll urfnlntri.y vote @ sN-
emgt the tannsry property. purchased ty
Mr. Santa. from tsxAtinn Coz q ~ YEAR,,
AZ - srruai meeting March :. The uext
In oftsr should bel the steam grisi NIL.
property.
Rev. Mr. Noysss mettrgs closed ou
wednesday evening art Dr. has retained
e. tls bone lu WatrrFilf
~ knight closes bis thrcc uonihs. SEP
vice vlia iac Baptist ctlfCh on Slufay,
.,1 .ust Al 81 100 wil bel male o. rttaln
t.s services f1r The nrxt year
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
FAST SUMMER.

Invinclble Loige OF Good T,mplsrs eel.
,brated is eighteenth anniversary on Fri
d.y evening. The an inst. This Lodge has
Ell Dyed continued prosperity nom IL siAr'
and i now In excellent condition, nnmb-r'
ing over 100 members. IL has nearly l.Vv
volumes Ia - library. Some statistics
concerning The history OF the Lodge Will
be furnished hsreafter.
Dr.. ]. ID. Robinson hiss retained 70 New
YORK.
Fred Palmer has gone 10 " 1rk 10 wor-
cester. lass.
Some OF =. c. Heads crew are soon 70
20 20 Andoyer 10 work In The towel ousl'
ness there.
Transfers report the snow very deep Ia
the woods, making Il very difficult TO do
business SLOCuM.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
PORTER.

We h,ve had . regular snow blockade
for the past week heavy SHOWS and high
winds have made the travelling very hard.
There IL more snow on the gruand than
there has been since lst5 In this Vicinity
Al this time ~ yesr-some feet on q
level In isi5 our annual spring election
occurred on the nfst Monday In April and
that year The snow was four feet deep The
LIT OF April; walls and fences were ali COW
cred. The "a day Of May was training
day under the old militia, and one eomps'
ny under Captain Pike, who then lived IN
thl. place, were warned out on that day,
hut there was not spot OF bare ground
large enough 10 parade the company 20
stand In line. so they stood In half circle
aud the roll was called and they were dis.
missed. II commenced 20 rain The 81 sni
continued for several days aud O,slpee
River WAS higher than ever before since
can remember.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
nIXFIEI.p.

We have BEEN having An anniversary OF
The storm OF - year sgo. IL commenced
on Thursday. The same DAY OF the week -
agar ago. The roads have been badly
nlocksiod In AL directions oar Thurs
DAYS mail dld not arrive Until saturday
about 90 an; 10 came. then. on hand
lied frnm EAst Peru.
Mr.. Nrrrill. OF SsArspori, one Of The DIX
Geld spool Company, IL In town.
y Bartlett has come sgain with good
stock % watches ani l~welry.
Mr. Charles Grcenliei Il In town.
oar village l. len without carrlasc-
maker OF repsircr. We think u 20 Dc
good opening ior The right man. We IN
isrsiArf william Walt owns The carriage
shop and residence, whlch be would sell
"a let
We see Il. A. Randall. Eco, l. a. home
from the III. where be has been 10 a.
tend the court
Mesk
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
THE POSTAL CARD BRlGADE.
NORTH PANS.

Hiram Case hAs been 4l.ie sim, Tor
ftrec "a fo1r webs. hut L. neitcr low
A..e 90 he olt % Caurch lat StonAih.
Nss Brysnt hNs at closed very sue
cc.sfui tern ~ school. 10 being htr eigaia
tenn ln thi. district
Mrs. Hiram Chase hss woven turirg The
rast fourteen months .fO yari. cArqstlug
Auy one wanLug weaving douc vii 90
veii o. CAL on her.
Iiis galis slckiy 10 IBIS vlciuiiy.
Chuies n. K.mskl l. very LEX WITH
pnsumoulA
Dexter W Blh.er died Sunday. Feby
&C.. Aner q long Az severe Illness. TIE
unerA wAs attended BY tlc q. A X Post
20 West Sumnsr.
Rev. seth Benson'. nii,e boy j. worse.
Alton l. Curtis Is AZ work Coz Henry
Washnuru
TIE caalr f.ctory las shat down ou &C.
count % ioS water.
The roads have heCr almost imqtssA'ie
fCr thrre or four day..
Leon Curtis Il. golug 90 work Tor Henry
Tesl tie couiug sumner.
There wAs q sociA gathering A. W. =.
Ca.ii.s Tuesday uight A good tine re'
ported
Al ABBOTT went 20 lewiston iAis vseI
Cu Business.
rumoret that the artist mill i about
81 change owners.
Nss I.absu Bradford L. going 10 a Bos'
icn hospital Cor medical treatment
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
ROXRuRY.

Your correspondent, spent the past week
Al Paris II may be Zoe place In sun
mer, bat = sal place In winisr-wheu one
IL anxious 20 20 home ard can nod no
chance unless they leave their teams and
20 on snow.shOes. The people Al fafis
know lot. OF law. bat know bat little soout
opening The roads amer blow. We found
The roads much better here than Al fsiis.
Town meeting Il The topic Just now.
l. A. Thomss has bought Two nice cows
% raise stock from.
n winter holds on there will Dc hay
famine la many barns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
ANDOVER.

The blockade Is raised again The snow
dflns az simply enormous.
The debating clab wrcsned with The
woman Suffrage question Tuesday evening"
M~.srs. Jones. barnes and Poor nklog The
Affirmative. and jordan. L,di aud others
the negative.
Several Andovef parties are considerably
Affected by the Deulsou failure.
Your bsitcaux passed through here ca
route Tor the lake Thursday.
Asa Grover Is yafding timber Tor D n
Poor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott have taken charge
OF Caboys place Tor the coming year.
The coming town meeting IL The com
mon topic OF conversation just now.
{. H. Cushman proves The Champion o.
Aniover's tax collectors, having ls.''-s'
TAI nearly al To AZ this date.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
HARTFORD.

The roads have nnally been broken 90,
amer = fashion. and The big drins cot
through. People are beginning 20 efs"l
out again.
william Blcknell died Saturday, FEB ~.
Funeral A. The house the 22i, attended by
the Rev. W. X French. assisted by Rev.
Mr Manson. Me-. Bloknell was man
widely Known A. school teacher and
newspaper correspondent. lie always
took great Interest In the subject OF tenn
perance. and WAS always foremost 10 All
moral reforms. lie seemed 10 have no
disease. but gradually wore out lie was
In bis sji year
Robert Bates Is very low.
The Line school finished FEB. 10. under
the instruction OF W. > Robinson. who
has given perfcc, satisfaction.
The last Lyceum of the season nen1
Tuesday evening, March ,ih.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
WILSON'S MILLS.

February ien ls With good March wea-
ther Sn0w very deep, Aui stil more l.
coming
Camp Caribou l. now len 10 charge OF
william Whittsmore, while Mr.. and Mrs
Danforth take = trip % Bristol, y. IL, I'LL
warner weather.
Mrs p. A Fllni. with Miss Flossie. and
Mss Adiie FLINT, have returned ron
Mansfed. Mass, where they have been
visiting friends since Christmas. frien@s
herr ar glad % see them home again
FInt hss opened bis hotel agAin-with
T J. Bennett a. cook.
II begins 90 look ~ though logging
would soon be done. on account OF the
great depth % snow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
DIyFIILp CENTRE.

The Lycsum At the Town Hal wcdnes'
day evening. passed OF very pleasantly,
and although the travelling wa bad, yes
there were about seventy attentive list
snsrs present. and II was decided thai
Chinese emigration ought 10 be prohibited
by law. Next "Wednesday evening there
will be another al the same place ques-
tlon-Resolved, That the millinery shop Is
worse than the rum shop.
oar free high school seems To be as
surei, about $50 have been subscribed Tor
Laura A. Marble. tsscher.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
BYRON.

=. Taylor Wa. treated 20 free dinner
A. the hotel a. Milton by the proprietor 10
honor OF his success 10 his case ''. Hest
Ing. ct ais. when on nis way home rom
Paris. lie has received o0ugraiulatory
letters from many frlenis on The Victory
won Al court.
We have had the most blocking snow
storm Of The season the past week. NO
teams have been through the woods TO
Weld since the storm.
oar gum dealers are quite basy nllng
orders, and somebody mus, be bu'f ehvw'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08

We have bal qrlie = storm. IL has
irlfiei quite badly The snow i four and
ons-haf feet deep In the woods, which
males Il very hard Tor those who work IN
them.
Allen Reed. sou % :. A. Reed. fe'l While
q, play In The she'd about eight feet, sulk'
iug on hls heal. lie wAs taken up iussns-
ibls. bat be soon came TO- The doctor ""
called a. soon a. possible, and he j. getting
Along a. well A. could BE- expected.
L. 7. BrAteen Il hAallng birch 10 The
.-ff
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
OXFORD.

Thos. Robinson, son OF Joseph Robin.
son. has bought q wooden mill al Great
Fails. N. II.
W. II. vluton OF Gray and 3. \. S,esrns
OF Norway were In town last week.
Roy Edwards has been very sick also
child Of II. %. Blake.
Carl Edwards IL very sick with gastrl'
tls. Johnnie Paris has been very sick
with the same disease, bat IL now imp'ov'
Ing.
The village schools closed on Friday,
Msrcht. The benefit OF the term has been
much lessenei by the prevalence OF coughs
and colds among the scholars.
Quite q number OF the citizens OF this
place were At South Paris on Tuesday, At
. hearing before Hon. George A. wilson,
Judge OF Probate. In relation 10 the estate
OF the late Lorans freuch-A NJ. French,
Administrator. We. Geo. Edwards. Both
parties claimed Victory.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
SOrTH HETHEI.

oar iyceum c.aa ~in pay The drama
.ult In TIE street, ou SATURDAY evening,
MACH ~ Good music vii he furnished.
AZ N1o Ni.l take t1e trouhie On come vii
Pei furnished Niia q sooi evenings enter
tk.nmeut. free.
Tae deep STOW make. 10 bai fof loggefs,
ara many have ief the woods.
Frank Stevens has gone % Keats III.
t0 school
TIE regori Il thA; ~ are Oh have ashoe-
makers shop Who saYs hat business ln
Poverty Hollow" II noi reviviug
Mf. Dam Is puitlng in hls ice Cor uexi
summers Use.
walter Ripley l. ~ hone on vacation.
ne has been clerkirg In hotel In Beverly
Mas
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
EAST HEBRON.

The travelling Il very hard. Snow
drins siill seem 10 be the order OF efer'
cises.
samuel II. Keene has lost q very nne
COW.
A. the Free Baptist Parish meeting held
on March "a, the following onieefs were
elsctei Tor the coming yrsr
p,e.iient. 4 A. whiting. vice President. W.
N TERRY. secretary aud Treasurer, 4. u. foSg,
rruasntiA Conmiitce. D. " whiting. Cyrus
R.m.isit, ". n. Kerry, Trustees, cyrus Rams
dsll q 4. Fuller. u. q. BeAlss-
VI citing adjourned 10 Mafeh'' a. O'CLOCK
IN
Sir. Dsrj IIoigion IL very low.
j A. whiting has been granted "A IN
crease 20 bis pension.
The peep Of the chick can be heard nihe
DIrigo poultry Yards.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
IOCKEs MILLS

Tie weather has been very cold AMI
ROACH FOR The past two weeks here, All
hl.lnes- has been pret'v quiet
We hear that ths Mt Abram House Il
Aooa' 70 change proprietors. We are sor'
" - lose John.
Look out for town meeting next Mon
tAy. The itth.
John RidlOn Is still In pursuit OF that
ooo-tsilsd f0x-ve mean The one that ate
~ bis laneh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
LOWELL.

The town report has come TO hand. We
learn that our valuation for lssO was A.
follows real estate, slsl,siOi personal -.
tate, ssi.T79; number OF polls, ?e9i polI
tar, e. 20; rate per cent, u mills on the
dollar, amount committed TO collector
s. sll %, resources OF town, sl,5t9 O.
liabilities, sl.26i II. This does not In.
clude the town farm and stock valued al
e. $50. ,,
Miss Diana swain 1. better, bu, s,lll
coufned % her bed.
S. II. Hartman has been turning out
30 many bowels lately that extra teams
have been pat on TO draw them 10 rye
hnrU
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08

A rrcw 20 from twelve % iseniy men
have been employed on TIE railroad here
Zoo many DAYS shuveiins snow. ani i"en'
iy-slt worked On SuniAy. A lorg train OF
ioAi,d freight ears has been triitei In on
ihe ,ifing hsfc for shout two weeks.
Tacrc Az many bard roads % travel 10
ihls town. All few Arc sen riding for
pleasure.
n A Fsrssil q. quite feeble. II IA.
BEN hard winter f0r old people.
Caleb r. wsiker Il siil corrnet 20 The
houss. ant there j. no prospect OF his ever
beirr sny better. II l. thought be vii
soon spq'y for Az Increase of pension.
N " Frtnch L. very loS. lie has
BAD eryslp.iAs SORE. which Il i feared car
never Dc cured.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
OII.RAIl.

We are last recovering from week OF
very rough weather, AMI the roais are Ia
very bad condition. With about i've feet
OF snow In the woods, laundering opera'
ilOns must be expensive.
Burnham & wight have their contract
OF spruce fillrd and will not cut sny more.
A. +. Kheliier has some twenty horse
teams drawing spruce 10 The river ron DIS
Riley operations.
Levi Phllbrook IL getting oai qalie q
quantity OF birch which goes 10 Skillingss
mill
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
BROwNFIELD

The storm Thursday. Saturday and Mon
daV. and the blow Friday, Sunday and
Tuesday, were perfectly awful.
Ten feet and eight inches OF snow have
fallen In Brownn-ld, during this winter
honssf ms1sursmsHi
Many who we're sick the frs, part OF the
winter are convAlesceut.
Mrs. DR.. Gatchell has again returned 70
Bnston she comes, bat does not tArry.
L Friuk went 10 Paris last winter
has not returned; possibly be may return
sometime during the spring.
Busiuess IL dull; sleighing y horrible.
Mrs. Perkins Is away taking care OF bel
AGED mother. who 10 dangerously sick.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
UPTON.

March came 10 like lion.
TIE roads have been 80 badly drined
that The mail failed 20 arrive on time The
last three trips
IL West cane home from Paris on
snOw-shOss, or AZ least be came Into
town that way.
Born-Feb. 81, 20 Mr. and Mrs. Franz
W. Bragg, son
samuel Ssrgent's two daughters. sgsd
ffteeu and sixteen. DO all the barn chores
for large herd % cattle. colts, aud sheep
anf 80 All the hoasevork. - their mother
l. absent; besides breskiug the road sfter
every storm from william SWEETS 10 the
town line. nearly mile.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
WATERFORD

Martin lork hAs rsiurued from LareAs'
Ger. y n where be has been visiting bis
parents.
Plenty 90 STOW storms ani poor roads
To- ials v.c.uliy. ~ people predict an early
spring.
A icw stray crows have made their sP-
pea.arcc.
llsy Is plenty arr stock iooklug nne-
wai,h - pyraap, oSiug % TIE low price
90 grain.
J,-spa nllngs Il working A. North Wa
tcrflrf. psprf.rg Auf paiuuug.
Ntchs'l. who injured rs arm some
time ago. L. better. tnough u i thought
De- may have = siif '1.nt
Tom Brosn an Wi. jordan have r.
turned from Gllcst. where they have been
logging They report IN fcet % Snow In
that srrtInr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
WEST PERL.

We have had 81 snow storms up 10 Mar.
1T Snow-sAOes are In better demand than
sleighs.
oar steam min will be In readiness Tor
business this week.
Farmers vin DO well o. look amer The
loose boards on their builtlngs In this vi.
entity, A. Ger new steam whistle II q
jumbo
T. n Burgess has sold his three-year.
Oh colt Mad u. 70 Pm Andrews OF Dir
Geld.
Rev. o. T. Lovsjoy IL Improving; We
hope be will be able 10 resume bis lsb0rs
Al TIE church on the coming Sabbath.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
NRWRY.

The storm oflAst Thursday vas very ss-
we're. The stage did not get through and
hack until Monday The only Business that
has been lively for the past week has been
he breaking OF roads.
Mrs.. Mort Thurston made her hesoand
q present OF Zoe BOY during the bllIEAd.
The Logging teams are breaking up on
Sunday River twenty horses came oni last
Tuesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08

We hope oar friends Mo have copy 10
us cree f1r miscellaneous lh printing
u.I excuse ths delay 10 getuug their Sork
sore. Dor ths past four weeks, Win an
.rrrrassd force suf entrs hnurs, - have
tesn constantly rushed Win town report
rr.nurg. 90 thc exclusion 20 other %
uork WewIIi noN give ne miscfiAn.
Gus orfers oar sitrnton. ant hoQc % nil
,tsr- r.rr rrumly ln future.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
DIcKVALE.

February il past and gone. but u has
len It's mark In the shape OF huge drifts AL
along our roads.
Friday nights mall reached Us sund'y
morning.
Oar school house that came so near De-
Ing destroyed BY are, Is undergoing re-
pairs.
VI. l.. Bishop. our jswelsr. Is going TO
walthsm 10 work In the watch factory.
Blon Trssk closed successful term OF
school In the Knox Disuie to-day.
The Townsend boys have hauled ninety
cords OF birch 20 Y y. Abooifs mill THIS
winter. and are still hauling.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
RUMFoRD POINT.
.r.nna. M.rtin 4. a, homo.

frances Martin y ~ home.
The school In vnr village taught by Luns
Abbott. closed last week.
Mr. Webb has been In town, and has
commenced the manufacture OF tin cans al
bis corn factory.
A team with several men and Toys, from
the woods, on their way 10 lewiston tool
a shovel that was In dim by the rosd
near Calvin fsrnum's. probably thinking
IL would be useful on the journ ~. and
were somewhat surprised by being over
taken by Mr.. farnum. the shovel depi.rdee
and money 70 pay for his trouble. lie 10
csiv~d both.
Oh shovels are In great demand smoni
the small boys % present
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
NORWAY LAKE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. witt recently
paid = short visit 10 Der father, Hiram
Hathaway.
The Misses Aury and Nell Partridge,
who have been visiting relatives a. Nor
way bsve returned 10 this plsce.
On Friday last, the 25th Of February, The
snow was 80 badly drifted a. 10 prevent
the stage running between Waterford and
Norway from reaching tie latter place in
time for the mall traini Il reached here
about 4 SOM.
Charles Cummings has quite lot OF pine
ana hemlock timber on the lake. 10 b
rsfted 20 Norway In the spring.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08

Charlie X Hoi.iou has been qsi,s N b,
is h.tier
NJ. T.. A Hoision 10 ill-lauz uou.
blcs Dr TNiichsn attends then.
Walter Easter Is a. work AZ The steam
mill IA Antovsf.
A large shed on ID A. Merrins farm
va blown down fch %.
II Wa 80 wiuiy iasi week that could
not gst nv hrigste card % The Cfce.
E.ihsr The oli.timers are mostly dead
OF else they are waiting for The rtqassi Tor
"reminiscences % b. seconded. Would Dc
pleased % bear from Others.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-08
WEST SUMNER

oar last Circle gave us rheei and Pill
low.case dance. which everybody called .
nfsiclass time.
The town furnished ns this year with =
printed report % the rnaneiL standing OF
The town and The Supefinisnfing School
Committees report, which 10 qalte an I'm
proycmsnt over The old way OF resding
them 10 town meeting.
Gilman Heath and wife have gone 70
Mos on . visit. Geo. y. Palslfer has a.
80 gone 20 Mas.
oar road case dii no, prove 20 be very
much Of 4 success. fanacldNg.
Nllder weather Tor the present